Events of Italian Army in North Africa
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- Created on: 26-09-18 11:34
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- Italian Army in North Africa
- Invasion began in October 1935
- Mussolini ignored advice from top generals and continued with his mission to invade North Africa
- Troops sent from Abyssinia to British Somaliland, also sent into Sudan and Kenya
- Invasion of ordered Egypt along Suez Canal-Sept 1940
- Led to devastating counter-attack from Allies
- By April 1941 British forces had reclaimed Abyssinia
- Led to devastating counter-attack from Allies
- Beginning of 1941-125,000 Italian soldiers held prisoner by British
- After this humiliating defeat, German soldiers sent in to help the situation for the Italian
- Surrendered on 12 May 1943
- Paved the way for Allied invasion of Sicily in July.
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